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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Huawei Honor 20

47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 8 Plus Manufactured in September, 2017, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3750mAh vs 2691mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Honor 20
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.5 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 67.4 % 84.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.6 %
Response time32 ms35.4 ms
Contrast1471:1875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8 Plus], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2390 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A11 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 192 360
GPU Frequency 1066 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1092922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29212317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU94584186066
GPU151697158308
Memory87118117214
UX116221128200
NanoReview Score459620589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.42.6 °C38.8 °C
Stability71 %47 %
Graphics Test20 fps14 fps
Graphics Score34322479
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus], [Huawei Honor 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
n/a
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing scoren/a10844
Web scoren/a6449
Video editingn/a5739
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 6 GB 12 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 2691 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 15 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing06:52 h07:07 h
Video Playback10:47 h10:33 h
Games04:11 h04:21 h
Standby Mode99 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm28 mm
SensorApple iSight Duo CameraSony IMX586
Sensor size1/31/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length57 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1621
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2017 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2017 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 500
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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